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Spell Bee Word: Tool


What does tool mean?

Word: Tool

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Tool means something you hold and use to do a job, like a hammer, a spade or a pair of scissors.

How do you spell tool?

Syllables: tool

Tricky part: The long oo sound is spelt with two o's. Spelling by sound alone gives tul.

Watch out for: tul, tuul

Memory tip: Think of school. The oo in school is the oo in tool, and school is full of tools like rulers and scissors.

Tool in a sentence

Example 1: A spade is a tool for digging.

Example 2: Papa keeps every tool in a red box.

Example 3: The carpenter picked the right tool to fix our chair.

Fun Fact

Some crows use twigs as tools to pull insects out of holes in trees.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) spade
b) toole
c) ladder
d) hammer

Show answer

b) toole. Tool has no e at the end; hammer, spade and ladder are spelt right.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

tool

a) gift
b) toy
c) game
d) instrument

Show answer

d) instrument. An instrument can be a thing you use to do a job, like a doctor's tools, so it is closest to tool.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Dada fixed the gate with a tooll from the shed.

a) gate
b) tooll
c) fixed
d) shed

Show answer

b) tooll. Tool ends in a single l, like cool and pool.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which tool do you use to tighten a screw?

a) a whistle
b) a screwdriver
c) a ruler
d) a paintbrush

Show answer

b) a screwdriver

2. Who uses a stethoscope as a tool?

a) a baker
b) a pilot
c) a farmer
d) a doctor

Show answer

d) a doctor

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with to: towel, toffee, tomorrow, tomato, town

More words from this list

amazed, bread, correct, father, happen, middle, potter, sing

Next steps

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